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the experience of reading in Britain, from 1450 to 1945...

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 √ Century of ExperienceEvidenceName of Reader / Listener / Reading GroupAuthor of TextTitle of TextForm of Text
 
1850-1899'Got home a little after nine o'clock & after a little reading and two or three pipes had a bath & went to bed'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Was sorry to see in the Argus this morning that "Raecke's" private house was burnt down on Sunday evening last & that he was not insured, a child playing with matches is...John Buckley Castieau [unknown]Handy AndyPrint: Unknown
1850-1899'I sat up smoking & reading with an occasional turn at nagging till nearly twelve o'clock'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Read The Australasian to myself & some little tales to the children & passed the evening away until past ten'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][fairy tales?]Print: Book
1850-1899'Stayed talking with Sissy, Walter & Harry. Read to them for a little while & then looked over Harry's sums'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'While Polly was at Church I read many Tales to the little [children] until they were tired'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][fairy tales?]Print: Book
1850-1899'Stayed home all the evening. Amused myself reading until ten o'clock'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Stayed at home nursing my cough this evening. Read "Jack Sheppard" or rather "Blueskin", smoked some strong tobacco & went to bed'John Buckley Castieau [unknown]Blueskin, or the adventures of Jonathan WildPrint: Book
1850-1899'Stayed at home all the evening, first amused myself with Reading, smoking & dreaming'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Polly played the Piano all the evening & I read'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'In the evening I amused myself with reading while Polly amused or instructed herself at the piano.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899Mustered in the afternoon & spent the evening reading & disagreeing'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'In the evening went to "the Yorick" where I read the papers. Then came home & read till Polly came in'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'the youngsters spent a great deal of their time in the parlor & in the evening their mamma read them a number of stories out of some Sunday books. then Sissy, Dotty & Wa...Polly Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'the youngsters spent a great deal of their time in the parlor & in the evening their mamma read them a number of stories out of some Sunday books. then Sissy, Dotty & Wa...Walter Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'the youngsters spent a great deal of their time in the parlor & in the evening their mamma read them a number of stories out of some Sunday books. then Sissy, Dotty & Wa...Sissy Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'the youngsters spent a great deal of their time in the parlor & in the evening their mamma read them a number of stories out of some Sunday books. then Sissy, Dotty & Wa...Dotty Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'In the evening read for a while, then played Bezique with Mrs Castieau'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'after Muster wrote a page in my Diary & read until nearly five o'clock'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Stayed at home this evening & did nothing else but read. Mrs Robertson stayed till about eight o'clock but I did not see much of her as she & Polly left me in the dining...John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown


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